Laundry-bag.



' N. B. TICHENUR.

LAUNDRY BAG.

APPLICA-HON FILED APR. 10| 1916 19215,@1 5., Patented Feb. 13, 191?.

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D B. TIGHENOR, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

LAUNDRY-BAG.

Applicationnrea Apri11o,1916. serial no. 90,166.

f of being hung in Hat condition ina closet or trunk and adapted to protect adjacent clothes or other articles from contact with or odor from the soiled material in the bag, while at the same time dispensing with the use of a draw string or similar closing means and' permitting the ready insertion of the articles into the bag without the necessity of unfasteningv the end of the same or removing it from its suspending means, and

which shall 'also enable the bag to be readily emptied of its contents, when desired.

With these objects Ain view, my invention is embodied in preferable form in the articlehereinafter described `and illustrated in the accompanying drawings In these drawings, Figure l is a front view in elevation; Fig. 2, a central vertical section' Fig. 3, a cross section on the line 3-3` of Fig. 1, Fig. 4, a section on the-line 1-4 of Fig. l; Fig. 5, a detail side elevation of an alternative form of suspending and shape retaining means adapted to be mounted in the upper end of the bag; and Fig. 6, a perspectlveview of the upper part of the bag, illustrating the mode of inserting an article into the same.

Referring to the drawings, the bag is preferably made flat and is held in such condition by means of a rigid member 1, adapted to be inserted through a casing 2, formed in the upper end of the bag and extending transversely ofthe same. The rigid supporting and shape-retaining member may be either a trolley bar provided with hooks at the end as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the -bar may be mounted upon double trolley rods in a wardrobe trunk, or

such member may consist of a rod 4 such' as is illustrated in Fig. '5, which rod may be provided with eyes 5 land 6 at the ends Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented lleb. 13, 191'?.

thereof adapted to vreceive Aa suspending cord 7.-

The bag is provided at the upper 'part Athereofl oneach side adjacent its upper end with vertical slits or openings 8 preferably formed by leaving the front 'and rear sections of the body of the bag separated for some distance from the upper end thereof. When the bag is suspended Athese openings will be held closed by the weight of the articles therein` while at the same time ready access to the interior of the bag for the insertion of the soiled articles is permitted, this mode of insertion throughthe side of the bag being articularly advantageous in the example o use of the bag in wardrobe trunks.

The body of, the'bag is provided at its bottom lwith an 'opening 9 which is adapted to be closed by a' flap 10, preferably forming a continuation of the rear sectin of the body of the bag and adapted to be folded upwardly over the opening 9 and to be releasably secured along its 'upper edge to thel front section of the body of the bag by means f buttons or similar means of fastening, 11. When it is desired to remove the contents of the bag to unfasten the Hap 10 whereuponthe articles will. fall from the bag.

Having thus described my invention, what'l claim is A laundry bag made of flexible material closed at its upper end and provided at suchupper end with a rigid member eX- tending transversely thereof adapted to hold the bag in substantially Hat condition, said bag having a side slit near its upper end and below said rigid member and providing an entrance opening and being open at its lower end, and a Hap forming a continuation ofi-'the .bag and adapted to close said lower ...end 'and'means for releasably fastening said flap to Vthe body ofthe bag. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 7th day of April, A. D. nineteenv hundred and sixteen.

NIMROD'B. TICHENOR. [1.. s.] Witnesses:

A. C. Rienkv H. P. Doom.

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